Meaning of zip in English
Noun
1. a sharp hissing sound
2.
(a) a lively and exciting quality; piquancy; zest
(b) liveliness and vigor; spirit; energy
My grandmother is always full of zip.
3. UK, two lines of small metal or plastic pieces that slide together to open or close something, especially a piece of clothing; zipper; zip-fastener
undo[⇔do up] a zip
A zip got stuck.
The zip on my skirt had broken.
Verb
1. make a sharp hissing sound
2.
(a) (cause to) move swiftly with a sharp hissing sound
(b) move or act with great speed and energy
(c) go swiftly; hurry; rush
A bullet zipped past my ear.
A sports car zipped past us.
We just zipped through customs.
3.
(a) fasten or unfasten with a zip
(b) ICT, compress into a single and often smaller file; make into a zip file
zip one's jacket
This bag's too full, I can't zip it shut.
He zipped open the suitcase.
The children were zipped into their sleeping bags.
zip the file
zip2
Noun
1. nothing; zero; zilch
We beat them 10 to zip.